New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

PLANNING A NEW ROUTE INTO BOSTON.
THE CONCORD ROAD SEES THE ADVANTAGE OF
USING THE ACTON BRANCH FOR THROUGH BUSINESS
boston, oct 8 (Speciab.-Tho statement recently
made by member Of the New-lIampshire Legislature
in open session, that no had the highest authority for
saving that tho Concord Railroad would soon have
new way into Boston, has caused much comment In
railway and business circles. Journal" reporter
to-day had an interview with director OF The Coh-
cord Railroad upon the subject. lie said
do not know any authority which the representative
had for his The assertion probably rose from
the fact that more year the directors of the
Concord Railroad informally talked over the subject OF
new avenue Nashua into Boston, In case one shoAa
he needed our relations the time with the Boston and
Lowell were OF amcablc character, and they ha'c
since continued to be such In relation, however, to
new way into the directors realized that one couu
be had, II desired, by way OF the Acton road which we
own. Since then the matter has been more or less
talked over Informally and we realize more than ever that
through be obtained from concord ia TINS way
equal In any respect TO any now Ia existence.
The Acton road originally constructed with view
TO double track necessary the bridges are double ana
most OF the cuts filings. 1t IS almost an air line,
and could be 1t faster than over the same
distance south from Nashua by the Boston and Lowell
Rv building three miles OF track between Acton and
Concord, Mass, can avoid the sharp corner ~ ooh
cord Junction and save two miles, would make the
route from Concord Boston by Nashua, Acton ana the
Ftchburg line about six miles, and probably only
seyentyhve miles, which Is the distance from concord W
Boston by Lowell The fact that our tariff on our main
line is only two cents mile mpresses upon US more tha
ever the advantage which should secure by adopting the
Boston, for then, Instead OF getng seventy
Boston fare now do, we should get TWO
mile u junction with the Flehbufe oad, winch
would b. about 81 "a
In answer to the question whether 1t was probable
that tho Concord Railroad would soon put the Acton
branch into condition for through business, inc ul
rector said Z" unable To say, as denmte acuoh
has not been taken by the directors
SETTLING LITIGATION OUT OF COURT.
BY A DEAL WITH IT'S RIVALS THE LEH1GH VALLEY
ROAD GETS A TERMISCs AT TIDEwATER
II was rumored yesterday that railroad deal mad Deen
cousummated between the Pennsylvania, the New-Jer
sey Contra and the Lehgh VALLEY Railroad Companies
denied at the offices OF the different COM
panos but alleged that under the terms OF the ar
rangement the Lehigh Valley company secures ter
minus ut tdewaer Jersey CITY, for which 1t has been
fighting the NewJersey Central retains
what It controls present and the Pennsylvania Com
pany secures all land under water lying between the
southerly end OF the Central Railroad Company's
property and Black Tom Island The struggle
of the Lehgh Valley Comany to secure terminus has
been the courts for years By the terms OF the con-
promise Lehgh gets outlet to tdewater through
the property OF the Morris Canal Company with the I'M
derstandng the canal be cut of ut Mill Creek
creek turned ship canal and have its out
let Conmunipaw The present canal Will be niled IN
OF Mil Creek and used roadbed for the Lehign
Valley Railroad which will run double Track
from the Pennsylvania Railroad cut at the
Point of Rocks and thence east OF MISS oakum factory
extending across MOntgOmeryst. Jersey CITY, 10 tue
point where the Morris Canal intersects Mill creek al
tirand-st Tho tract of land secured by the fennsy
vanla Railroad Company embraces 100 acres ana IL 10
terminus 1t will take nearly five years to pat the
property IN condition